Flora Flourishing Cheese
Michal Benishti
Flora is an artisanal dairy located in the village of Lotem in the Lower Galilee, specializing in the production of cheeses from sheep and goat milk and hosting guests with a contemporary gastronomic perspective.
The cheeses are classic cheeses with French and Italian influences – lactic cheeses, mold cheeses, rind-washed cheeses, hard cheeses and soft cheeses.
Adjacent to the dairy’s production space, with only a glass display case separating the two spaces, there is a wonderfully cozy hospitality space where Flora hosts with a tight menu of bites based purely on cheeses and a wine menu carefully selected and suitable for the cheeses produced on site.

Calling all homemade cheese lovers! Join us for a workshop where you’ll learn to craft Circassian cheese from sheep’s milk, then make Knafe. Azi Mitrani, a cheesemaker with 15 years of experience at some of Israel’s finest dairies, will lead the workshop and currently serves as head cheesemaker at Flora Flourishing Cheese in Kibbutz Lotem.

In winter, nothing beats gathering around a table with slowly melting warm cheese, a glass of wine, and great food. At the Flora Flourishing Cheese Dairy on Mount Hilazon, you are invited to a Raclette meal in a wintry, European-inspired setting.

Michal Benishti